Today's warm-up sketch: W.C. Fields.I'm always on the lookout for the "perfect" art materials and supplies. Recently Trev Stair's blog endorsed something called a moleskin notebook (pronounced mol-a-skeen'-a). They come in blank or ruled pages and are thread-bound so they can open perfectly flat. It's a classy sketchbook complete with cloth bookmark and elastic closing strap....
I just read on the Cartoon Brew blog that Disney will be releasing another wave of their "Disney Treasures" series on DVD December 6. The one I'm excited for is "Disney Rareities: Celebrated Shorts 1920's-1960's". It's a collection of 31 shorts rarely seen by the public. I've been hoping that Disney will someday release the educational shorts...
I'm currently working on art for a 2006 calendar aimed at busy families. Here's a sneak preview from the "September" page (click on the image to view a larger version). The blank area in the composition is where the name of the month will go. I'll post more info when the calendars are finished and become available....
I just found this neat link from the blog over at Seward Street. Need a creative kick? Check out CreativeThink.com. It's full of short little insights on creativity that challenge your thinking, and the best part is they only take a few seconds to read. Just click the "Creative Whack" button to read another, and...
Today was full of distractions. Important distractions, but distractions nonetheless. To give you an idea, earlier I recorded a two-hour special of "Inside the Actor's Studio" on Bravo. At 8am this morning I started playing it in the background as I worked. Each time I got interrupted or had to step out, I put it on...
I've been super busy lately, but I'm determined to keep this blog regularly updated. For about a year now I've been subscribing to two great art magazines, Draw! and Sketch. I highly recommend both of these magazines for any artist interested in comics or animation. Both contain a lot of interviews and tutorials, and the subscription price...
